Man Steals 100 Copies of Modern Warfare 2

[DaBozz]

Judging by how bad the game is I think gamestop asked to have it stolen, they will make more money from the insurance than the games worth.

but since microsoft banned xbox accounts due to prirates I recon we shall see alot more events like this, not many poeple can afford the £45 rrp.

 

[Simalacrum]

hahaha, aaaah so many things to laugh at these days...

Wow...

What the...?

 

[cheese_wizington]

This guy is awesome.

It reminds me of the 5 foot 4 guy who robbed a credit union in my town and got away.

 

[Hazy]

I call bullshit, how can there even be 100 Mw2 copies left in the first place?

Probably pre-orders?

I could totally see Gamestop giving out my copy to save themselves
Although I really couldn't blame them in that regard.
[sub]+1 Cowardice[/sub]

 

[Ghadente]

What, did you roll a natural 20 on your Bluff check? Impressive.

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Did you roll a 20 on ability to use dorky references?

 

[dududf]

Wow.

This man must have max Luck stats, and his undergarments give a +50 luck attributes, and his Shirt gives +100 charisma.

Max stats for each section being 10. =]

 

[Lord Krunk]

That certainly does take some balls.

Or a lot of desperation. He must have really wanted to play MW2.

And has 99 friends.

Wow. And no-one outside noticed the man with 100 games in his trolley? I would have.

 

[ArcWinter]

That is, to use a word much overused, awesome.

Points for getting away, extra points for effort, and super extra points just for the idea.

 

[TehRealJK]

Why steal 100?

 

[SenseOfTumour]

Gotta admit, I' surprised at how many people are cheering on the thief, yet mention piracy and people are mainly against it

Also wondering, is there a limit on installs? maybe he just didn't want to deal with calling up for a fresh activation code.

As for the staff, screw it, I'm not taking even a very small risk of getting shot for minimum wage, however I'd probably still get a written warning for not signing the thief up for a store card and some preorders.

'Here's a bag, would you like to put down $500 on a hundred copies of the expansion?'

 

[Gabes]

I think that the true irony is that this guy will probably go the easy way and unload them by selling back to Gamestop

 

[CD-R]

This was in a mall right? how come no one was able to get a hold of security? I mean you don't usually hear about mall store being robbed since theres usually a bunch of security guards and in some cases off duty police officers working there.

Edit: Actually nevermind it doesn't say whether it's a mall or not. I'm guessing it isn't.

 

[AWC Viper]

WoW....just Wow, i cant believe that someone would be able to pull that off. he should have preordered Bad Company 2 while he was there.

 

[jimBOFH]

My respect for this man is only slightly diminished by what I believe to be a poor choice in video gaming taste.

But seriously.
I'd buy him a beer.

Maybe he wasn't stealing them to play them, but simply to protect all those hapless n00bs planning on buying the game.

 

[orangeapples]

wow, I am surprised at how much you all are underestimating eBay. This man stole 100 copies of MW2, check eBay for about a weekyou are bound to see some copies running for about $40. Also, don't forget that the man can simply walk into any other gamestop and trade in 1 copy at a time. Gamestop would never b the wiser.

 

[toapat]

i congratulate the populace of the local area for seeing logic and not buying MW2
this dude must have been wearing a kilt

 

[omega 616]

"You're really just going to let a guy rob you because he says his friend outside has a gun? Really?"

YES! I'd ask if he wanted a(nother) bag aswell!

 

[bakonslayer]

And people think video games desensitize violence.
Actually, in this case, it looks like it EXTREMELY sensitized violence - When a guy demands 100 copies of MW2 (we can assume it was a large frightening looking man who is very good at poker) - you can believe that he knows a guy who will end you. You can't just assume that he's bluffing, why? Because you've been playing Modern Warfare 2 and YOU (at least think that) you could fire a sniper rifle from a car window outside of a Gamestop and get a UBER HEADSHOT without any remorse for the innocent person standing behind the counter just for a video game.

That's right- video games don't make people violent, they make them prone to violence. As we now know, it only takes a little bit of intense imagery and persuasion and YOU TOO could walk out of a Gamestop with 100 copies of the newest Death-O-Rama: Multiplayer Extravaganza (Now with extra realism and a new perk or two)